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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Heather Stewart Economics editor

From Team Reeves to Manchesterism: Labour’s four economic camps explained

Louise Haigh, Rachel Reeves and Andy Burnham travelling to Stalybridge station by electric train
Louise Haigh, Rachel Reeves and Andy Burnham have outlined competing visions for Labour’s economic policy. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

Wes Streeting may not have launched a leadership challenge against Keir Starmer, but he has called for a “battle of ideas” about the government’s future direction.

When it comes to economic policy, there are (at least) four overlapping Labour camps, which have recently generated a flurry of policies from which the leadership contenders could choose. Here we run through the main ideas behind each camp.

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